Woman. Be. Whole

I wish I could write as if I am someone who has spent ten years doing a job I did not like. I wish I could be telling you how I hated my job for eight years but just kept going until some epiphany happened that made me decide to finally follow my passion... But that is really not my story. At all. During my N.Y.S.C. year I spent weeks praying and fasting to know God's direction for my life and I did garner revelations about my calling. So I came back to Lagos with the aim of starting my dance business. Things did not go so well at all. I dropped proposals upon proposals at different schools - I actually went as far as going online to get lists of schools within Ikeja environs and writing them proposals to run Dance clubs for their pupils. It was like an epic fail! No one called back, no one responded. I was crushed. I did not understand why I was hitting brick walls. Wasn't I clear about what I was to do with my life?  In June 2010, I accepted a job offer to work for a frien...

I am on a journey - journey to find what the best version of me looks and feels like. When I get there, I hope to stay there and never go back.  Complacency is easy; mediocrity is convenient. And they are both bed-fellows with laziness, procrastination and a lack of drive to compete. You ask me, what exactly am I competing for and who am I competing against? THE BEST VERSION OF THE 'YOU' GOD CREATED. In the Bible's Creation story, after God called forth each creation on each day, it is recorded that, "...And God saw that it was good (fitting, pleasant) and He approved it." But by the sixth day, after God created mankind, the last verse of chapter 1 reads; "And God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was VERY good (suitable, pleasant) and He approved it COMPLETELY..." - Genesis 1:31 (AMPLIFIED VERSION) You were created with great potentials, a 'very good' ability and you must not allow laziness rob you of this.  Are you living in...

I have to begin with an apology... This post should have been published last Friday but due to some unforeseen circumstances I could not complete writing and publishing. Forgiven? I hope! 😀 Now let us go right into it!!! I am not claiming to be an expert with preschoolers. This post is based on my personal experience working with preschoolers for the past six years. And when I say 'working' it really has not exceeded a period of about sixty minutes at a time - with the same set of pupils. So, in short, me  sef  be LEARNER!  Usually, a Dance teacher gets just about that length of time (or less) with that age - be it for Ballet, Jazz, Tap or Creative Dance. On a 'normal' day, sixty minutes could feel not too long but when working with  smallies  who naturally have a short attention span, sixty minutes could feel like an everlasting struggle. Trust me, I have been there... SEVERAL TIMES! I used to dread going to a school that took me about two-hours drive, ...